Archive for September, 2008
« Previous Entries2:55 p.m. — Quilt group will hold quilt show on Oct. 25 - Guam Pacific Daily News
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
2:55 p.m., Oct. 1 — The Material Girls, a local quilt group, is holding its 5th annual Quilt Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Agana Shopping Center. Proceeds from the raffle quilt, “Window to a Japanese Garden”, will go to SARC in …
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Details on the October tours - San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Details on the October toursSan Jose Mercury News, USA - Sep 30, 2008… and a 6000-square-foot home that uses the Japanese garden design strategy of “borrowed landscape,” as distant views of the Santa Cruz Mountains become a …
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Sakura Matsuri continues to blossom into a major event - Cowra Guardian
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Sakura Matsuri continues to blossom into a major eventCowra Guardian, Australia - Sep 30, 2008Cowra’s Japanese Garden was the focal point for the town’s Sakura Matsuri - Cherry Blossom Celebrations last week with hundreds of people travelling from …
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Chrysanthemum displays: Not just for the front yard - The Canadian Press
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Chrysanthemum displays: Not just for the front yardThe Canadian Press, NEW YORK - Sep 30, 2008Oregon’s Portland Japanese Garden also hosts a “Kiku Matsuri,” or chrysanthemum festival, Oct. 18-Nov. 2. The event includes a two-day Ikebana International …
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A classical Chinese garden - Christian Science Monitor
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Christian Science Monitor
A classical Chinese gardenChristian Science Monitor, MA - Sep 30, 2008By Judy Lowe | 09.30.08 Everyone who visits Portland, Ore., knows about its outstanding Japanese Garden — one of the best in the United States. …
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Master passes on the art of serving tea - Desert Sun
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008LOS ANGELES — She stands several inches under 5 feet tall, a diminutive, delicate looking woman of 88. But place her on a chair in her traditional Japanese tea room and Sosei Matsumoto becomes a larger-than-life figure. This tiny woman is a tea …
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Open-air fest draws artists to Fabyan preserve - Courier News
Sunday, September 28th, 2008When Aurora resident Katie Fowler pulled into the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva on Saturday, she knew right where she was headed. With paint and brush in hand, the American Academy of Art student and her friend, Elisha Dasenbrock of Elburn, found …
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East meets west, north meets south in St. Louis - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
Sunday, September 28th, 2008ST. LOUIS — The South comes north here — rolling up the muddy waters of the Mississippi River, bringing a dollop of its easy lifestyle to soften the sterner Midwestern mien. Here, the mellow blues of the Delta region mate with energetic rock ’n …
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Artists flock to Fabyan’s wide-open outdoor studio - Aurora Beacon News
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Artists flock to Fabyan’s wide-open outdoor studioAurora Beacon News, IL - 8 hours agoOutside the Japanese Garden, where several artists had convened, Schelich painted a lush green landscape and the garden’s signature bridge. …
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Artists flock to Fabyan’s wide-open outdoor studio - Beacon News
Sunday, September 28th, 2008When Aurora resident Katie Fowler pulled into the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva on Saturday, she knew right where she was headed. With paint and brush in hand, the American Academy of Art student and her friend, Elisha Dasenbrock of Elburn, found …
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